Noonan, Rosalind

"Now that she has her driver's license, sixteen-year-old Ruby sets out in search of her birth mother. What she finds is a ramshackle house of castaway women, referred to as 'sisters,' ruled over by a charismatic bully who monitors their every move and her mother with a ten-year-old daughter desperate to escape"--Provided by publisher.

Chloe is determined to ask Lennon out for a date, but she is having a bit of trouble getting her message across.

Kerri is determined to save her relationship with Matt.

Kerri seems to be able to get any man but the one she wants.

"For years, Chelsea has longed to be a mother. She's imaginedcaring for a new baby in the lovely house she shares with her husband, Leo, fondly planning every detail. But after a difficult birth, those dreams of blissful bonding evaporate.Chelsea battles sleep deprivation and feelings of isolation.Little Annabelle cries constantly. Her sister, Emma, insistsshe gets help for postpartum depression, but Chelsea's doctor dismisses her worries as self-indulgent. Then an unthinkable crisis hits, and Chelsea is compelled to face both the fragility and resilience of life."--Provided by OClC.

Abby Stanton, the widow of a former NFL player who went to Iraq to serve the country, tries to cope her own grief and that of his family members while trying to get uncover the facts surrounding her husband's death.